Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Environment – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 5 Rhagfyr 1973.
Mr Fred Mulley
, Sheffield Park
12:00,
5 Rhagfyr 1973
Can the Minister now tell us when he expects that British Rail will publish a breakdown of the details contained in his global statement of last week? Secondly, can he indicate when the Bill will be published to give statutory effect to the proposed financial changes in the structure of British Rail?
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
